The developer of a proposed solar farm has filed a lawsuit against the Marion Planning Board for what it considers an “improper denial.” Solar developer ZPT Energy Solutions LLC filed a complaint with the Land Court on December 28 after the Planning Board denied the special permit request to construct a 21+-acre solar farm at […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Selectmen on January 15 endured the grunt work of preparing the numbers for a slew of proposed large-scale capital improvement projects to bring before the Capital Improvement Planning Committee on Thursday night ahead of Town Meeting. Representatives from CDM Smith, the Town’s engineering firm that holds the contract for designing and […] Read more »
A Rochester business was recently cited for selling alcohol to a person under 21, Rochester Town Administrator Suzanne Szyndlar informed the Board of Selectmen on January 7. Szyndlar told the selectmen – the governing authority that issues licenses to sell alcohol in town – that she received a letter from the Police Department disclosing that, […] Read more »
Town Administrator Paul Dawson and the Marion Board of Selectmen are pleased to announce that the Town of Marion was designated as a Green Community by the state late last month. “With so much conversation being made lately about the environment and our impact on it, this designation as a Green Community comes at just […] Read more »
Marion Town Administrator Paul Dawson advised the Board of Selectmen on January 8 to plan on attending the upcoming Old Rochester Regional School Committee meeting next week when the committee will discuss the ORR High School athletic complex renovation project proposal it will support advancing into the new year. “I think it’s important that we […] Read more »
Old Rochester Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment Dr. Elise Frangos will retire come the end of this school year, and the Rochester School Committee on January 3 had a brief discussion about the future of the position in the four school districts of Old Rochester. School Committee Chairman Sharon Hartley said there are […] Read more »
Town officials and residents of Rochester got acquainted on January 3 with the proposal for a 208-unit residential development on Cranberry Highway classified as a Chapter 40R high-density zoning development that would mix residential and commercial and set aside 20 percent of its units to affordable housing. Developer Ken Steen has built similar projects with […] Read more »
On January 7, the Mattapoisett Planning Board heard from local builder Scott Snow as he sought “relief from the Planning Board” for his application for a public hearing for a Form C Definitive Subdivision Plan. During the December 17 hearing, engineer Richard Rheaume of Prime Engineering had laid out an outline of the proposed project. […] Read more »
The January 8 meeting of the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen was swiftly handled in spite of the important projects that were discussed. In other words, things are moving along smoothly at this point in time for the proposed new fire house, roadway improvements in the village district, restrictions for the arched stone bridge, and […] Read more »
The large open farmland on Marion Road once slated for a farmers market and café will likely be lined with solar arrays and enclosed by a wooden stockade fence come this time next year. Craig Canning, owner of Rochester Farms, had Rochester Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals approval to construct a relatively large-scale […] Read more »